[Verse 1]
He told me that I changed his life
In a letter
He told me that I'd have been his wife
If I'd been just a little bit better
He told me that when I wore the clothes
He picked out I had style
He told me that if I'd just stay happy
I had a beautiful smile
[Chorus]
But no one ever told me
No one ever told me
No one ever told me what it's like
To be a puppet on a string at midnight
[Verse 2]
He told me that if I read more books
I'd have conversation of quality
He told me that I should always vote
With the majority
He told me that I should really
Cook us a Sunday dinner
He told me that I just might look better
Thinner
[Chorus]
But no one ever told me
No one ever told me
No one ever told me what it's like
To be a puppet on a string at midnight
[Verse 3]
He sold me all this for years
And I was so young, I listened
He told me all this and more
And I have to say I walked away feeling christened
In some symbolic way he made me
The woman I am today
And if you think I'd serve his kind again
Well, in hell, it would be a cold day
[Chorus]
But no one ever told me
No one ever told me
No one ever told me what it's like
To be a puppet on a string at midnight